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Causes And Treatment Of Chapped Lips

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">We all love to have soft and supple lips that make us look beautify and feel great&period; But sometimes though&comma; dry lips are unavoidable&period; Dry lips can cab feel bad&comma; but cracked chapped lips are even worse&period; It is a feeling that is very hard to clear off quickly and can be irritating&period; What really causes dry chapped lips&quest; Whatever the cause it is not something you should worry about&period; Below we have listed some causes of dry chapped lips and how you can easily treat them<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">1&period;Licking Your Lips<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A chapped lip is caused by continuous licking of your lips&period; Licking dry lips make them appear hydrated initially&period; However&comma; immediately after licking&comma; they become dry again and you lick them again&period; This becomes a continuous cycle&period; The moisture from saliva evaporates leaving the lips drier than they were before&period; After sometime the lips becomes rough&comma; dry and shrunken and chapped&period; To treat it&comma; avoid licking your lip as much as possible and explore on other ways of how to keep your lips moisturize&period; Saliva evaporates fast leaving your lips feeling chapped&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">2&period;Dehydration<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Lips&comma; unlike other parts of the skin do not contain oil grands&period; This causes them to become dry and chapped easily&period; Dry lips is a sign of more extensive body desiccation&period; If you fail to take in more water&comma; your lips become dry&period; Engaging in activities like motor boating&comma; exposure to U V rays and skiing can cause more dehydration&period; To treat this&comma; keep your lips more hydrated&period; Licking your lips is not a good way of maintaing your lips hydrated&period; The best way to do this is by working from inside out&period; Take a lot of water during the day&comma; it will help you keep hydrated and keeps your skin’s moisture level high all the time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">3&period;Not Protecting Your Lips<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Many people usually forget to protect their lips when applying sunscreen&period; This causes the lips to dry and become chapped up&period; To protect your lips&comma; learn how to keep your lips moisturized&period; Use a lip balm with sunblock in it&comma; or just apply a bit of sunblock before leaving the house&period; Keep your lips moisturized all day long by using beeswax or petroleum to keep them from drying out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">4&period;Cinnamates And Citrus<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Some fruits contain acid that can inflame the lips&period; Cinnamtes used in gums&comma; candy and toothpaste also irritates the lips&period; Some skin care products and tomato source also causes irritation to someone who already has chapped lips&period; To treat this&comma; avoid irritants&period; Avoid foods&comma; fragrance and skin care products that cause irritation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">5&period;Allergies<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Allergies to nickel and cobalt cause dry and chapped lips&period; Too much intake of supplement with Vitamin B12 can cause allergy to cobalt&period; According to the experts&comma; there are also other constituents in toothpaste and lipstick that cause chapped lips&period; They say that if any of them contains phenyl salicylate or propyl gallate&comma; they can cause chapped lips&period; Also allergies to some foods or some foods ingredients can lead to light allergy&period; To treat this&comma; it is advisable to avoid foods or products that contain these constituents and use those that do not contain them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">6&period;Medical Condition<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Some medical condition such as autoimmune condition may make your lips to be reactive to the sun&period; Other conditions that may cause dehydration of the lips include psoriasis and thyroid disease&period; Diabetes&comma; angular cheilitis and perleche also causes dehydration in the mouth&period; To treat this&comma; you are advised to focus on any symptoms that cause dryness or chapped lips and consult with your health specialist to find out the cause&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Mouth Breathing<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One of the causes for dry or chapped lips is mouth breathing&period; Mouth breathing occurs when you have nasal allergies or when you have cold that force you to breathe through the mouth&period; You may have noticed that your lips feel somewhat chapped when you have a cold&period; When air continuously passes over your lips&comma; it makes them dry out&period; This leads to chapped lips&period; To treat this&comma; ensure your lips are moisturized throughout the day and especially before going to bed&period; Also consult with your doctor to correct the underlying problem&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Conclusion<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Chapped lips can be very painful and irritant and can result to conditions like cheilitis among other conditions&period; There are some chapped or cracked dry lips that do not go away&period; This may be due to some medical conditions or other things&period; It is good to consult with your doctor or health specialist if you experience such a condition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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